The Philippine Navy (PN) is far more reliable with delivery
of the advanced fixed-wing unmanned aerial system (UAS) provided by the United
States.
The capability of the organization to conduxt various
missions at sea will be greatly enhanced.
“Whatever missions that we are capable of before, with this
system it will expand the coverage of all these missions whether it is for
internal security operations, for territorial defense, for humanitarian
assistance and disaster relief (HADR) or even just for maritime law enforcement
operations, it will expand it by more than five times,” Navy chief, Vice Adm.
Giovanni Carlo Bacordo said during the turnover ceremony of eight ScanEagle air
vehicles, two launchers, skyhook and ground control station at Naval Base
Heracleo Alano, Sangley Point, Cavite.
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This is the first fixed UAS to be operated by
the PN.
The ScanEagle and its associated equipment,
worth USD14.79 million, were acquired through the Maritime Security Initiative
Program of the United States.
It was requested by the PN in 2017 and was
formalized in February 2019, after a series of dialogues with the Philippines’
Joint US Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG-Phil).
With the ScanEagle now in the PN inventory,
Bacordo said the Navy now has another option other than its helicopters and
radar systems to expand the coverage of its patrols.
“In the area of territorial defense, it will
expand our horizon, let’s say if one ship can patrol a certain area in 24
hours, with this system we can cover that same area maybe in just about four
hours instead of the usual 24 hours patrols,” he added.
Bacordo also said the ScanEagle can also be
used in rapid damage assessment if needed in times of calamities or typhoons.
“With this system we can have this airborne
already and have the rapid damage and needs analysis so that our HADR
responders can already proceed to the areas where they are most needed,” he
added.
Bacordo said data from the ScanEagle are as
reliable as those taken from existing PN electro-optical systems or even their
radars or surveillance by helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft.
“It’s the same because what it sees in near
real-time is what the operator can see in their control stations,” he added.
The ScanEagle UAS is a small, long-endurance unmanned aerial
vehicle primarily can be used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
(ISR) missions since it provides near real-time coverage and can be launched
from both land and aboard PN capital ships.
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